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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Huntley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huntley and the surrounding area.

  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Huntley:
    • 41.220338, -78.392239
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Huntley
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Huntley ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Huntley.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Huntley.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Cameron County
      • This Huntley is located in Cameron County and lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Huntley that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Huntley.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This Huntley is located in San Joaquin County and lies 2,257 miles [3,632.3 km]<1> to the west of the Huntley that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Huntley.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Huntley is located in Kent County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Huntley that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Huntley.
    • Illinois
      • McHenry County
      • This Huntley is located in McHenry County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the west of the Huntley that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Huntley.
    • Minnesota
      • Faribault County
      • This Huntley is located in Faribault County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Huntley that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faribault County community of Huntley.
    • Mississippi
      • Jefferson County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Huntley [Jefferson County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Huntley [Saint Louis County].
    • Montana
      • Yellowstone County
      • This Huntley is located in Yellowstone County and lies 1,521 miles [2,447.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Huntley that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yellowstone County community of Huntley.
    • Nebraska
      • Harlan County
      • This Huntley is located in Harlan County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the west of the Huntley that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Huntley.
    • North Carolina
      • Sampson County
      • This Huntley is located in Sampson County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the south of the Huntley that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sampson County community of Huntley.
    • Ontario
      • This Huntley lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Huntley that is located in Clearfield County.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Huntley lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Huntley that is located in Clearfield County.
    • Washington
      • Whitman County
      • This Huntley is located in Whitman County and lies 1,959 miles [3,152.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Huntley that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Huntley.
    • Wyoming
      • Goshen County
      • This Huntley is located in Goshen County and lies 1,326 miles [2,134 km]<1> to the west of the Huntley that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goshen County community of Huntley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntley ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Eden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Clearfield County
  • Force
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Force have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Force
    • Force is located in Elk County
  • Gobbler Knob
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gobbler Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobbler Knob
    • Gobbler Knob is located in Clearfield County
  • Grant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Elk County
  • Medix Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medix Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medix Run
    • Medix Run is located in Elk County
  • Mill Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
    • Mill Run is located in Clearfield County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Clearfield County
  • Scattertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
    • Scattertown is located in Elk County
  • Surveyor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surveyor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surveyor
    • Surveyor is located in Clearfield County
  • Weedville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Huntley to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Huntley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Huntley and extending to:

  • Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Huntley to Clearfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 175 miles [281.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,854 miles [9,421.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Huntley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Huntley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Huntley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2203, Longitude: -78.3922       In this case, the coordinates for Huntley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Huntley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Huntley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Huntley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.551 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.548 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.401 degrees.









 

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